(HBO) – The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province has issued Plan No. 175/KH-BTC dated October 28, 2019 adjusting Plan No. 84/KH-BTC dated May 6, 2019 of the organising board of the Hoa Binh culture and tourism week 2019. Accordingly, the event will take place from December 6-10 in Hoa Binh city and some localities of the province.
The
adjustments include time of the opening ceremony at 8pm on December 6, 2019.
Besides, the initially-planned carnival will be replaced by a Gong art
performance, to be integrated into an art programme at the opening ceremony.
A
photo exhibition titled "Hoa Binh – land, people” will kick off on December 7
and last throughout the festival. Cuisine and craft festivals will run from
December 7-9.
Outstanding
intangible cultural heritage of ethnic groups in Hoa Binh will be introduced on
December 8-9.
A
beauty contest will last from August to December, with the qualifying round
from September 3 to October 20 in Hoa Binh city and some districts, the final
round in November in Hoa Binh city, and the award ceremony at 8pm on December
9, also in Hoa Binh city.
Within
the framework of the festival, there will be a workshop on Hoa Binh’s tourism
product development on December 10 in Hoa Binh city.
The
closing ceremony will be held on December 10 night at the provincial Cultural
Palace, and broadcast live on the provincial radio and television.
It
is noteworthy that the beauty contest will be combined with tourism promotion
in localities such as Cao Phong, Tan Lac and Mai Chau districts. Besides,
travel companies in and outside the province will organise trips to
community-based tourist sites in the locality.
The
new plan also identifies the funding of the project, which will come from the
provincial budget and different economic sectors./.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Hoa Binh province continues to implement the expanded tourism development cooperation program plan of 8 Northwest provinces with Ho Chi Minh City; deploying digital transformation content in tourism and developing a smart tourism province. Hoa Binh province received about 3.6 million views, an increase of 7.9% over the same period. In which, international visitors are about 380 visitors, domestic visitors are estimated at 3 million 220 visitors.
Spanning thousands of hectares and winding gracefully along mountain slopes, hillsides, and riverbanks, the terraced rice fields of Lac Son District present a stunning and captivating beauty. This region, renowned for its remarkable terraced landscapes, is also the centre of Hoa Binh Culture known for numerous archaeological sites.
The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.
The man-made Hoa Binh Lake, with a water surface area of approximately 9,000 hectares and a capacity of 9.45 billion cubic meters, stretches over 200 kilometers from Hoa Binh to Son La provinces. With the goal of developing into a national tourism area, the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to not only become the largest tourism centre in the province but also one of the 12 key tourist destinations in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam.
Da Bia hamlet, now Duc Phong, in Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district, was once almost isolated from the outside as the only way to the hamlet was to get a boat ride across the Hoa Binh reservoir. However, as its tourism potential has been unleashed, the hamlet has established itself as one of the most attractive destinations on the tourism map. It has even received the ASEAN Community-Based Tourism Awards in 2019.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province welcomed over 684 thousand visitors to visit and relax. In which, over 516 thousand domestic visitors and more than 168 thousand international visitors. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at over 821 billion VND.
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